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August 2021 VOLUMN 5 - ISSUE 5 DIVISION 39S I REGION 7
TABLE OF
Contents
3 Key Club Pledge & Editor's Notes 4 Calendar of September 5 Upcoming events 6 First Meeting of 2021-2022 7 Back-to-School Bash 8 Humans of Texas Oklahoma 9 More Volunteering Hours 10 "Would You Rather" game 11 The UNICEF Poster 12 Service Partners 13 Service Partners cont. 14 Stay Connected (Club Info) 15 The Kiwanis Family 16 Officer Contact 17 District Contact
Key Club Pledge I PLEDGE, ON MY HONOR, TO UPHOLD THE OBJECTS OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL
TO BUILD MY HOME, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY
TO SERVE MY NATION AND GOD AND TO COMBAT ALL FORCES WHICH TEND TO UNDERMINE THESE INSTITUTIONS.
Letter from the Editor
Hey Key Clubbers!
How was your first day of school? Are your classes interesting like how you expected? I hope that everyone is having fun! I was super excited and it felt great to meet you guys at our first meeting in person for this year, which I think was a good start. Thank you everyone for coming and joining the club. I'm looking forward to work with our officers and members in many more volunteering events.
Just a quick reminder for Key Club members, please fill out the form and turn it in with the membership fee by September. If you need any other information, visit our Lake Ridge Key Club website! Have a great day.
Yours in service,
Nhi Nguyen
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Allies In Youth Time: Every Sunday (excluding the first of the month) from 3-4:30 PM Location: 1315 FM 1187, Suite 107, Mansfield, TX 76063 Info: You will pack boxes of clothes, toys, personal hygiene products, and make cards to send to orphans in Eastern European countries. Sign Up: Bring your hour log and sign up here
LABOR DAY! Monday, September 6th
FreeRice
When: Anytime How: Download the FreeRice app or
Smithsonian Digital Volunteer
click here
When: Anytime
Info: You will be playing multiple-
How: Click here to volunteer online.
choice vocabulary games to donate
Hour: Base on your time log.
grains of rice to families around the
What: You will be transcribing and
world.
reviewing materials for the Smithsonian Museum
Key Club Biweekly Meeting When: Wednesday, September 8th Wednesday, September 22nd Where: LRHS Library
Due Date of Articles, Reports, and Newsletter
Project Gutenburg When: Anytime How: Click here to volunteer online. Hour: 1 hour per book or article What: You will be transcribing and proofreading books for the online library.
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On August 25th, Lake Ridge High School Key Club excitingly held the first meeting of the year to welcome old and new members. Our officers started with the introduction, then guided members through the signing up information, hours requirement, also, leadership and volunteering opportunities.
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FIR S T M E E TIN G
BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH OF MISD To prepare for a new school season, our officers and members volunteered at the MISD bash to set up and organize stations with school supplies, then we handed out snacks with drinks. There were also health services and many other fun activities here.
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Key Club was different than prior volunteering; however, it brought a club of young men and women, around the same age together, with the sole purpose of volunteering and growing closer together through this service. Key Club introduced to me many many great friends, friends that I know I will never forget, ones that I will always keep in contact with.
I learned to cooperate with others in a volunteer environment even better, and my skills of leadership and management were improved. I’ve learned how to cooperate with a leadership team, communicate effectively, and manage large groups of people to coordinate a volunteering event. I’ve always been a leader, so joining Key Club, and being able to lead others
Humans of Texas Oklahoma By Ethan Clark Key Club has led me down a phenomenal path of service, cooperation, friendship, and leadership, and I’ve enjoyed every second of it. My name is Ethan Clark, and I am a Junior at Lake Ridge High School, and the current Vice President of the Key Club there. I first joined Key Club as a sophomore, and that same year I ran for the position of sophomore representative, and got elected. It all started sophomore year; a year of fun, homework, and the middle of high school - a natural transition period between lower and upperclassmen. That year I found out about Key Club, and due to prior volunteer experience in Boy Scouts and at Church, I knew the joys of volunteering and the leadership it brings. So, throughout my Key Club journey, these things were highlighted, improved, and added on to!
and the community via service, not only put me in a position where I am most comfortable, but it also led me out of my comfort zone many many times; putting me into unfamiliar situations of leadership, which ultimately helped me grow. I learned about many world issues through Key Club, such as the crisis of a high amount of orphans in Eastern Russia, which we help through Allies in Youth, and I became more informed overall of what I can personally do to help make the community and the world a better place. All you it takes to make a difference, is one small action, which sets off a chain reaction of other great actions. That realization came to me from Key Club, as I saw that volunteering, for a short time, makes a big difference, and lights a spark that keeps on burning. Key Club has done so much for me, and I wouldn’t trade one second of being a member and an officer!
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easy volunteering hours? Take volunteering photos and write articles for Key Club! Due date: Anytime Info: You will be writing articles about anything that is related to Key Club or your experiences with Key Club. ARTICLES REQUIREMENTS: IT SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 400 WORDS, A TITLE, AND A PHOTO INCLUDED. 1 HOUR PER ARTICLE. PHOTO SUBMISSIONS- 15 MINUTES FOR EVERY APPROVED PHOTO Submission: Submit articles to lakeridgehskeyclub@gmail.com and submit photos through the Key Club Canvas you can find the link to on our Teams
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HAVE FUN!
Would you rather? Repost and tag @lrhs.keyclub or email it to us to receive 1 hour!
Volunteering in online events
Volunteering at in-person
for 5 hours?
events for 3 hours?
Taking notes digitally?
Using handwritten notes?
Reading good books?
Watching good movies?
OR
Doing an easy task
Working with others in a fun
individually but boring?
but challenging activity?
Writing Key Club articles?
Taking pictures for Key Club?
Volunteering during the
Volunteering on other
summer?
holidays?
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SERVICE PARTNERS
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Click on the LOGOS of these organizations to learn more about our service partners!
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STAY
Connected Lake Ridge High School Key Club
T-O website
https://tokeyclub.com/
Key Club International https://www.keyclub.org/
https://lakeridgekeyclub.wixsite.com/lrkc
Social Media & Resources
@lrhs.keyclub
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@LRKeyClub
Text @lrhskc2020 to 81010 to join
The Family K-Kids
CKI
Builders Club
A student-led program for elementary school students to build leadership skills and strong characters for service.
A student-led service organization for college students
A service club for middle-school students that helps them to improve selfconfidence, teamwork, and goal setting skills.
Aktian Club
Key Club
Kiwanis
A service club for adults with disabilities that helps them to discover their talents to help others and to develop confidence.
A service organization for high school students that provides opportunities to serve, improve leadership, and personal growth.
An international service organization that sponsor leadership clubs.
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Officer Contact PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT
Neva Khan Destin Drummond lrhskcpresident@gmail.com lrhskcvicepresident@gmail.com
SECRETARY TREASURER
Elizabeth Mingle Ethan Clark lrhskcsecretary@gmail.com lrhskctreasurer@gmail.com
HOURS COORDINATOR
Bisola Okunola lrhskchours@gmail.com
SERVICE COORDINATOR
Olivia Wurtz rhskcservice@gmail.com
EDITOR Nhi Nguyen lrhskceditor@gmail.com
WEBMASTER
Madison Nguyen lrhskcwebmaster@gmail.com
Contact our officers if you have any concerns or questions!
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District Contact DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Lilian Thai governor@tokeyclub.com
DISTRICT EDITOR
Anushka Ranjan editor@tokeyclub.com
DISTRICT SECRETARY
Ginna Galindo secretary@tokeyclub.com
DISTRICT TREASURER
Makayla Hsieh treasurer@tokeyclub.com
CONVENTION LIASON
Val Hennessee cl@tokeyclub.com
TECH PRODUCER
Noah Obuya techproducer@tokeyclub.com
DIVISION 39S LTG
Lauren St Clair ltg39s@tokeyclub.com
International Trustee
Salma Eldeeb salma.eldeeb@keyclub.org
REGION 7 ADVISOR
Melissa Greene region7@tokeyclub.com REMIND CODES Text to 81010
T-O District @todistrict Secretaries @tosecs Treasurers @totreas Editors @toeditors Webmasters @towebs
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